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Supersonic plane will fly passengers from Dubai to London in 4 hours
Pilot test of 'Boom Supersonic' will be carried out next year
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Pakistan paying the price for security vacuum in Afghanistan: DG ISPR
Kabul govt needs to clear all terrorist sanctuaries and take effective border security mechanism, says Maj-Gen Ghafoor
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Climate change imperils one in four natural heritage sites
Among ecosystems most threatened by global warming are coral reefs
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Australian academic's book pulled over fears of Chinese backlash
Incident comes amid heightened anxieties in Australia over the extent of Beijing's soft power
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AirAsia India offering Rs99 fare for domestic flights
Airline also offering Rs444 fare for international travel; discount will apply from May next year to January 2019
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4 homemade bombs in anglophone Cameroon, no casualties
The blasts come a week after four soldiers were killed in the two administrative areas
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Mother, daughter jump off running train to escape gang rape in India
Mother says a group of nearly 10 to 15 men harassed and mocked her daughter soon after the train began its journey
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Rosneft CEO fails to show as witness in Russian bribery trial
The court ruled to summon Sechin a second time for a hearing on November 15
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Sex abuse cases stalk aid sector with dozens fired
Most groups admitted it remained an under-reported issue
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From catering to coding, jobs help survivors of slavery to rebuild lives
Work opportunities are helping former slaves to rebuild their lives
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Pictures of the day: November 13, 2017
13 photos from events around the world
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EU slaps sanctions on crisis-hit Venezuela
The move follows Washington slapping punitive sanctions on Caracas after labelling Maduro a "dictator"
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North Korean soldier shot while defecting to South Korea: Seoul
However, there has been no exchange of gunfire between the two sides
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Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry
The doubling up left summit host Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte with a spare hand
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Bob Geldof hands back Dublin honour shared with Aung San Suu Kyi
Other foreign recipients of the Freedom of Dublin include John F Kennedy, Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev
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Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program at Harvard now accepting applications
"The world needs, more than ever, the kind of leadership that Benazir’s principles inspire," said co-chair
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Microsoft founder Gates commits $100 mln for fund, start-ups, to fight Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's and dementia affect 50 million people
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Israel arrests top Islamic Jihad militant as tensions rise
Tensions have risen between Israel and Islamic Jihad after the army blew up a tunnel in Gaza
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France calls for 'non-interference' in Lebanon crisis
Saad Hariri sent shock waves through Lebanon when he unexpectedly quit as prime minister a week ago
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China Oct total social financing falls to 1.04 trln yuan
TSF includes off-balance sheet forms of financing that exist outside the conventional bank lending system
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Trump hails 'great relationship' with self-proclaimed killer Duterte
US president praised Duterte for his organisation of the summits, saying he handled them "beautifully"
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White powder found at US consulate in Hong Kong
However, the consulate later said the powder was not found to be hazardous
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'Religious freedom' rules sought for opponents of gay marriage
Equality advocates also slammed the Paterson bill as aimed at curtailing Australia's discrimination laws
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EU to sign defence pact, may allow limited British role
Long blocked by Britain, defence integration was revived by France and Germany after Britons voted to leave the EU
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Parents angry as Delhi schools reopen despite smog
Doctors declared a public health emergency last week when choking smog descended on the capital and in northern India
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Hundreds join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse
The #MeToo march follows a relentless series of accusations of abuse against figures in the entertainment industry
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Indian capital choked by smog as emergency measures fail to offer respite
The Delhi state government declared a public health emergency last week
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$6 for 38 days work: Child exploitation rife in Rohingya camps
5 per cent of households - or 3,576 families - were headed by a child
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Backing Big Brother: Chinese facial recognition firms appeal to funds
Companies shrug off concerns about privacy rights
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Weather forecasts help Ethiopian herders, farmers fight climate extremes
Worsening drought has created increased competition for resources and land between ethnic groups
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Mistrust between Islamabad, Washington persists: expert
But Kugelman insists Pak-US relationship can wither the storm
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Maduro dismisses default possibility on eve of debt talks
The talks are aimed at beginning to restructure about $60 billion in bonds
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Hariri warns Lebanon faces Arab sanctions risk, to return in days
Hariri makes first comments since he resigned
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Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 400 near Iraq border
Authorities says the 7.3-magnitude quake also caused injuries to 6,700 people
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Swiss broadcaster says two journalists arrested in Abu Dhabi
RTS says Serge Enderlin and cameraman Jon Bjorgvinsson, covering the opening of Louvre museum, were held for 2 days
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Trump should be 'ashamed' of attacks on ex-intel chiefs: former CIA head
'Considering the source of the criticism, I consider that criticism a badge of honor'
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Suspect's farts force Missouri police to cut interrogation short
Sean Sykes is accused of federal gun and drug charges after being pulled over twice by police
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Muslim man gunned down by 'cow vigilantes' in India
Body was thrown on a railway track to depict the event as an accident
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Louvre Abu Dhabi draws cosmopolitan crowd on opening day
Louve Abu Dhabi first museum to bear name outside France
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Video of Mumbai police towing car with woman breastfeeding her baby still inside goes viral
Woman pleaded the cop to stop and flashed her medical prescription but he continued speaking on his cell phone
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Afghanistan says it no longer relies on Karachi Port after Indian shipment arrives via Chabahar
Wheat from India reaches Afghanistan's Nimroz province via Iran's Chabahar Port
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Dubai-based Pakistani man gets Indian visa for his son who has rare heart disease
In less than 12 hours after receiving a request, Sushma Swaraj directs embassy in Dubai to grant visas to the family
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'Old' Trump takes dig at 'short and fat' Kim Jong-Un
Trump insists he had not been entirely joking in his tweets
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Iran tells France nuclear deal 'not negotiable'
Earlier, Macron called for vigilance towards Tehran over its ballistic missile programme, regional activities
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Delhi smog shortening lives, say doctors as hospitals fill up
Delhi is now world's most polluted capital according to World Health Organisation survey conducted in 2014
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Lebanon urges Saudi Arabia to 'clarify' reasons preventing PM Hariri's return
Members of Hariri's own Al-Moustaqbal party said they had no information on his fate
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US, Russia agree 'no military solution' in Syria
Overly amicable talks between Trump, Putin in Vietnam risked being an awkward sell for White House
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Trump says Putin 'means it' with election meddling denials
US Democratic lawmakers criticized Trump harshly for his statement
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Mexican toddler weighing 28 kilos baffles doctors
"I thought it was because I had good breast milk," his mother says
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How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon's Hariri
Saudi seen trying to weaken Iranian influence in Lebanon